At this time, the prince that Shen Xiyao had been thinking about staggered back to his palace, and was called to the Queen's palace by the Queen's lady.
The prince wanted to change his clothes before going back, but the empress was not polite at all.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince has done something so famous that it cannot be covered up by a piece of clothing."
The prince's face turned red and he had nothing to say. He followed the empress out and into the palace. The empress was still as elegant and graceful. The silk and satin she was wearing were of the finest material. The craftsmen had put in a lot of effort to make this piece of cloth, and this piece of cloth was enough to keep the people outside from going hungry for half a month.
The gold hairpin on her head shone brightly in the sunlight, but her face showed no expression at all. She took a sip of tea and pushed it aside with disgust.
"It's not the latest tea this year. It tastes a bit weak. Has the lady been a little lax recently?"
The lady immediately knelt on the ground.
"Please forgive me, Queen. This is my fault. I will go find some new tea right now."
"It's okay, it's just a sip of tea. But what our Crown Prince did today really opened my eyes."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince staggered to his knees.
"Please forgive me, mother! Mother, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."
The queen's long armor scratched his cheek, and she pinched his chin with two fingers, forcing him to look up in a strange posture.
"Prince, your mother has protected you too well. Now, you have given the daughter of the Shen family to that little bastard in the cold palace for nothing. What? Are you afraid that you can ascend to the throne?"
"No, mother, mother, no, please forgive me... Mother, I will go and make it clear to Shen Xiyao that the prince's palace must not marry such a fool."
Oh,
He is the idiot!
"It seems that you are indeed living a life that is a little too comfortable. The concubine of the Shen family is actually smarter than you. When she left the teahouse, her servants spread the news everywhere. I'm afraid your father has already heard about this. How can you do such a thing with the power and status of the Shen family? Is there donkey shit in your head?"
The queen's long nails dug into the side of the prince's brain. The prince fell to the ground in pain but dared not say a word.
"Mother, are you really going to watch Shen Xining marry that little bastard? If that little bastard knew about his mother's death..."
"Shut up! Now that Shen Xiyao's incident has already happened, Shen Xining's move is no longer feasible. The most urgent task is to save the reputation of the Prince's Mansion and go to the Shen family to ask for Shen Xiyao's hand in marriage and welcome her into the Prince's Mansion. As for Shen Xining, since he is of no use to us, we might as well kill him as soon as possible."
"But mother, Shen Xining has a special status, we..."
The queen leaned back in her seat, fanning herself with her slender white fingers. She looked at her prince, whom she hated so much, and sneered.
"Why, do you still want your father to hold hands with you and sing songs for you? The fight for the throne between the two of you has come to this point. It's nothing more than a life-and-death struggle."
The prince knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"That's what the Queen Mother said."
"Okay, get out of here, you useless guy, and think about your wife-to-be."
After the prince returned to the prince's mansion, he instructed the guards around him to do things more carefully, prepare the list, and go to propose marriage.
"Prince, are you okay?"
The prince sneered.
"Everything that the Queen Mother wears and uses now is given to her by the people below. She naturally doesn't know that these are actually spent with my private money. When I take the position of the Emperor, the Queen Mother will become what she is today."
When the prince and his entourage arrived, Shen Xining was leading people to check the property sent by Xie Zhaoan. He was very generous. Chun Xing's eyes, which were swollen from crying, had now subsided. She pursed her lips and smiled.
"Miss, if your marriage with the Fourth Prince is successful, it won't be a bad thing. The Fourth Prince seems to be a pretty good person."
Yeah
Shen Xining didn't think so, but no matter how unwilling she was, she had to admit that she could not escape the whirlpool of power in her life.
It was at this time that the prince stepped into the gate of the Shen family. He looked at Shen Xining and spoke sarcastically.
"Ms. Shen is in a good mood. She is still interested in appreciating the flowers here."
Shen Xining raised his eyebrows and pretended to be confused.
"What do you mean, Your Highness? Xining is getting married soon, so he is naturally interested in appreciating flowers."
The prince opened his fan, looked at Shen Xining and smiled.
"Miss Shen's grace and intelligence are truly beyond the reach of mortals like us. Your current demeanor is beyond our reach."
Shen Xining didn't argue, she just smiled.
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praises me like this, Xining really doesn't deserve it."
"Then I wish Miss Shen can keep smiling like this. In a few days, I will be waiting for Miss Shen at the City God Temple Fair."
Shen Xining just smiled and did not agree directly. The prince was not annoyed. He took two steps forward, as if he suddenly remembered something, and turned around to look at Shen Xining.
"Miss Shen, you are very smart, but you should know that man cannot defeat God."
Shen Xining still had that smile on his face, but his tone was firm.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know who it is this day, either."
The prince's face looked slightly ugly for a moment, and he stepped in. Tutor Shen had been waiting for the prince to arrive, and was naturally very happy to see him coming, and he had no intention of embarrassing him.
Everything went smoothly. Before leaving, the prince deliberately came to the backyard and made an appointment with Shen Xiyao to meet at the City God Temple three days later. Shen Xiyao was drinking tea and was ready to put on some pretentious talk.
"Your Highness, it is not appropriate for us to meet before marriage. Besides, the City God Temple Fair is so late. I think I will not participate this time."
The prince curled his lips and smiled. He was very handsome, with an unrestrained face. When he smiled slightly, his eyes seemed to be filled with stars. But the next second, he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and looked at Shen Xiyao with an extremely ugly expression.
"Why, you took so much trouble to climb into my bed, and now you still think you are nothing? Shen Xiyao, do you think that just because you are a daughter of the Shen family, I will hold you in the palm of my hand? Don't you know the relationship between us? If you obey me, you will be the Crown Princess, and if you disobey me, you will be a lonely ghost in the mass grave. Do you believe it or not?"